The Void Poem by Cassandra Kasten

There is a deep Void within me.
It's darker than the darkest night.
It is so large I doubt it can be healed,
And it hurts so badly I scream.
No one can hear me.

I put on a mask to hid it,
When someone gets a glimpse of it I say
I'm fine, but I know that I'm not.
I don't know what's worse, when they believe me
or when they push.
I want them to know
but at the same time
I'm afraid of what would happen if they knew.
If they knew that every day
I want to cause myself pain.
But I don't do it because then they would know.

Would they try to help me?
Would they say it's nothing to worry about?
Would they be disgusted that I have these thoughts?

There is a deep void within me.
It's darker than the darkest night.
It is so large I doubt it can be healed,
And it hurts so badly I scream.
No one can hear me.